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| title=Massachusetts, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1921-1949  
| title=Massachusetts, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1921-1949  
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This collection contains an index (about 70,000 cards) to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1921-1949. The cards are most often arranged alphabetically by surname, then reverse chronological order by year of arrival, then by volume number. Each card contains the surname, first name, age, gender, and the line, page, and volume number on which each person is recorded on the related passenger list. Images are originally housed at the National Archives and Records Administration (A3453).
This collection contains an index (about 70,000 cards) to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1921-1949. The cards are most often arranged alphabetically by surname, then reverse chronological order by year of arrival, then by volume number. Each card contains the surname, first name, age, gender, and the line, page, and volume number on which each person is recorded on the related passenger list. Images are originally housed at the National Archives and Records Administration (A3453).


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=== To Browse This Collection ===
=== Index and Image Visibility ===  
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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* Full Name
* Full Name
* Age
* Age
* Birth year
* Birth year
* Birthplace
* Birthplace
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* Port of arrival
* Port of arrival
* Arrival date
* Arrival date
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== Collection Content ==  
== Collection Content ==  
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:Massachusetts Passenger index 101289754 00054.jpg|1921 Passenger index card
Image:Massachusetts Passenger index 101289754 00054.jpg|Passenger index card
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=== Inventory ===
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! Film  !! Item !! DGS !! Roll !! Collection !! Notes
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101197920 101197920] || 1 || (Old INS roll 23), pt. A, 1921-1924 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101197922  101197922] || 1 ||  (Old INS roll 23), pt. B, 1924-1944 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101197924  101197924] || 1 ||  (Old INS roll 23), pt. C, 1921 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101251986 101251986] || 2 ||  (Old INS roll 24), pt. A, 1944-1949 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101251987 101251987] || 2 ||  (Old INS roll 24), pt. B, 1923-1937 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101251988 101251988] || 2 ||  (Old INS roll 24), pt. C, 1921-1947 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101263996 101263996] || 4 || (Old INS roll 26), 1921 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101289753 101289753] || 3 ||  (Old INS roll 25), pt. A, 1921-1948 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101289754 101289754]  || 3 ||  (Old INS roll 25), pt. B, 1921-1945 ||
|-
|  ||  ||  [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?imageGroupNumbers=101289755 101289755]  || 3 ||  (Old INS roll 25), pt. C, 1922-1945 ||
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID 2526178 }}
{{Search Collection Link
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given.  These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given.  These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the age to calculate a birth date  
*Use the age to calculate a birth date  
*Use the name, date, group, and list number to obtain additional immigration information from the [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html National Archives]
*Use the name, date, group, and list number to obtain additional immigration information from the [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html National Archives]
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*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. You may need to compare the information on more than one card or person to make this determination
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. You may need to compare the information on more than one card or person to make this determination
*Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
*Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names  
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names  
*Search the indexes and records of other port cities
*Search the indexes and records of other port cities
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Massachusetts, United States Genealogy|Massachusetts]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Massachusetts, United States Genealogy|Massachusetts]].
* [[Searching Passenger Lists]]
* [[Searching Passenger Lists]]
* [[US Immigration Finding the Place of Origin]]
* [[US Immigration Finding the Place of Origin]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Massachusetts|Massachusetts Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Massachusetts|Massachusetts Guided Research]]
* [[Massachusetts Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Massachusetts Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Massachusetts Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
* [[Step-by-Step Massachusetts Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]


== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
=== Related Collections ===
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2526178 Massachusetts, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, 1921-1949]
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*''American passenger arrival records: a guide to the records of immigrants arriving at American ports by sail and steam'', Michael Tepper. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993 {{FSC|471679|item|disp=FS Library book 973 W27am 1993}}
*''They came in ships: a guide to finding your immigrant ancestor's arrival record'', 3rd ed., John Philip Colletta. Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 2002 {{FSC|1057560|item|disp=FS Library book 973 W27c 2002}}
*{{FSC|4092298|item|disp=Massachusetts, index to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, 1921-1949}}
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|2173946|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger List Index, 1899-1940}}
*{{RecordSearch|2304666|Massachusetts, Index to Boston Passenger Lists, 1848-1891}}
*{{RecordSearch|1923995|Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891 -1943}}
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
''Morton Allan directory of European passenger steamship arrivals : for the years 1890 to 1930 at the port of New York and for the years 1904 to 1926 at the ports of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore'', New York, New York: Immigration Information Bureau, 1931 {{FSDL|265922}}
== Citing This Collection ==  
== Citing This Collection ==  
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Record Type Passenger lists Index
Record Group RG 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Collection years 1921-1949
Microfilm Publication A3453. Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1921-1949. 4 rolls
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains an index (about 70,000 cards) to passenger lists of vessels arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1921-1949. The cards are most often arranged alphabetically by surname, then reverse chronological order by year of arrival, then by volume number. Each card contains the surname, first name, age, gender, and the line, page, and volume number on which each person is recorded on the related passenger list. Images are originally housed at the National Archives and Records Administration (A3453).

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You will be able to browse through images in this collection when it is published.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Full Name
  • Age
  • Birth year
  • Birthplace
  • Port of arrival
  • Arrival date

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Passenger index card

    Passenger index card

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

You will be able to search this collection when it is published.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Use the age to calculate a birth date
  • Use the name, date, group, and list number to obtain additional immigration information from the National Archives
  • Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may also have immigrated
  • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. You may need to compare the information on more than one card or person to make this determination
  • Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
  • Search the indexes and records of other port cities

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Massachusetts.

Related Collections[edit | edit source]

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
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